OK, he's *definitely* smiling

Quinn was just perched on his mom tonight during a quiet alert time. He was lifting his head up off mom's chest, a bit bobble headed but pretty strong, and looking her right in the face and smiling! No poops, farts, or burps about it - a full-on smile with a definite glimmer in his eye! He did it a half dozen times and was obviously quite pleased with himself. It made us forget any sleepless nights of the last two weeks.

Speaking of sleep, it's been a good couple of days in that regard. He fell asleep in the car seat yesterday while we were out and we left him in it when we got home, figuring we'd feed him when he woke up. We kept waiting, and waiting...and waiting...and four hours later he woke up. We were kicking ourselves for missing a perfect sleep opportunity. Today he did the same thing, except this time he fell asleep on my chest for 3 hours while Bec slept. It was a much-needed break for her - breastfeeding has many benefits but it's hard on the supplier.

The lactation consultant pointed out he should be coming up on his 3-week growth spurt. Sheesh he's up to 9lbs 11oz already - what's he going to do now, gain entire pounds at a time? Apparently this growth spurt incurs hourly feedings for a 24 to 36 hour stretch and it will unfortunately coincide with me returning to work. Hmmm...